Wafah Dufour spent the early part of her life in Los Angeles, then Jeddah, Saudi Arabia but later moved to Geneva, Switzerland with her parents and two little sisters Nadjia and Noor. In 1988, her parents separated and finally divorced only in January 2006. Her father and his family have reportedly not spoken to either her or her two younger sisters since she was 15 years old. She changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Dufour.

She earned a law degree from Geneva University and a masters degree from Columbia Law School in New York. She speaks French (her mother tongue), English, and Persian. In early 2006, publisher Judith Regan signed Dufour to appear in a reality television show which will follow her battle for chart success in a fly-on-the-wall documentary, in the end the project was canceled because of September 11. At present she is recording her first album and she now lives in London. She is also set to collaborate with Atlanta rock band Black Lips.